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87th & 88th Highlanders for the SYW

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:45 am
by RMD
No offence to any Scotsmen reading this, but God I hate Highlanders, with their stupid bare knees and irritating crissy-crossy bits! I've previously painted tartan for the AWI, Napoleonic Wars and even the VBCW, but these will be my last. I'd love to wargame the '45, but I think that might be the path to an early grave.

Anyway, I've done the 87th & 88th Highlanders for the SYW in Germany, so read all about it on the blog. These are Eureka 18mm, with flags by Maverick Models:

http://www.jemimafawr.co.uk/2023/12/18/ ... ghlanders/

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Re: 87th & 88th Highlanders for the SYW

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:46 am
by Willz the Wargamer
Nicely done.



Willz.

Re: 87th & 88th Highlanders for the SYW

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:05 pm
by MarshalNey
Looking good!

Re: 87th & 88th Highlanders for the SYW

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:54 pm
by Essex Boy
Very pretty. Big fan of the basing.

Iain

Re: 87th & 88th Highlanders for the SYW

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 2:29 pm
by RMD
Thanks fellas! :)

Re: 87th & 88th Highlanders for the SYW

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 2:32 pm
by RMD
Essex Boy wrote: Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:54 pm Very pretty. Big fan of the basing.

Iain
Cheers EB,

The basing is very simple. Just artists' mounting board (Dalerboard), stick 'em on with UHU glue, paint with thinned PVA, dip in Tesco play-sand, paint with Humbrol 29 Dark Earth, lightly brush with Humbrol 94 Sand and then paint patches with thinned PVA and dip in Woodland Scenics Blended Turf flock. Some people hate it, but it works for me.

Re: 87th & 88th Highlanders for the SYW

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 2:41 pm
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Looks far more realistic than many other basing outcomes I've seen using pretty much the identical method - so keep on keeping on.

Re: 87th & 88th Highlanders for the SYW

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 3:26 pm
by Count Belisarius
As wot uvvers have sed. Tres nice.

Re: 87th & 88th Highlanders for the SYW

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 6:03 pm
by valleyboy
Those are great Mark

Re: 87th & 88th Highlanders for the SYW

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:59 pm
by Essex Boy
:thumbs: Thanks for that.

Iain